The very moment SpaceX CEO Elon Musk gave the instruction to bring Starship back home after it had softly splashed down and was floating in the ocean, “We should get it back,” Elon said. The recovery team had no plan whatsoever for how they were going to recover the ship. They formulated the plan while already heading toward Starship, and they succeeded. That’s the maniacal sense of urgency right there. Elon: “What's the closest ship, plane or whatever?” SpaceX engineer: “We have a ship fairly close and big enough” Elon: “We should get it back” SpaceX engineer: “We will try”
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man just says get it back and they figure it out

Sep 17, 2026 · 12:27 AM UTC

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And in the process now knows how to transport ship through the ocean to supply other launch sites. Amazing. This was literally crash course in ship transport. Can’t get any luckier than that
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Yes, on his dime.
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He already knows what it will take.
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